This is a great little solar panel. I purchased this a few weeks ago and took it out boating. I soon realized that with my iPhone, I would get the "Accessory not...Read complete review

This is a great little solar panel. I purchased this a few weeks ago and took it out boating. I soon realized that with my iPhone, I would get the "Accessory not supported" error when I would loose direct sunlight. The drop in voltage caused this issue but with a quick unplug/replug it would work just fine.

As some of the other comments have pointed out, a cheap USB battery pack is ideal to use with this setup because you can leave it under the panel and still use your phone. If you need power, plug your phone into the battery pack for constant power.

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Foldable, NOT flexible!

Unfortunately, though HF list this as a foldable and flexible solar panel, it's only foldable in that there are two rigid 2.5W panels which fold on top of each other for storage. It's...Read complete review

Unfortunately, though HF list this as a foldable and flexible solar panel, it's only foldable in that there are two rigid 2.5W panels which fold on top of each other for storage. It's not what I expected, and your expectations should be set appropriately. If you're looking for something which can be tossed around and shoved into a backpack, look elsewhere. The intructions specifically state to not apply pressure to the panels.

This is a great little solar panel. I carry it with me when backpacking for my phone. -Its relatively small and light. -It has semi-flexible panels. -There are eyelets for attaching it to stuff like a backpark.-Charges my iphone just fine during my hikes.

People who claim this "makes the power in their devices go down" or "drains power" Are clueless,,, Shut the device off when charging! Use in full sunlight and you wont have issues Some devices are charge voltage sensitive, so you should charge a separate battery pack and use that to charge your device. And the term flexible refers to use not the panels, its about the use of the charger, for a 5 watt 5 volt panel set up this price is dirt cheap!

I have tested this on my iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C and YES it charges them both. But you MUST have FULL SUN, no shade on the photocells or the voltage will drop and you will get the "This accessory may not be supported" message on your phone. If you get this, move the photocells back into FULL sun, unplug your cable and try again! We had two power outages in two weeks and this kept my iPhones charged! It works!

This is a great little solar panel. I purchased this a few weeks ago and took it out boating. I soon realized that with my iPhone, I would get the "Accessory not supported" error when I would loose direct sunlight. The drop in voltage caused this issue but with a quick unplug/replug it would work just fine.

As some of the other comments have pointed out, a cheap USB battery pack is ideal to use with this setup because you can leave it under the panel and still use your phone. If you need power, plug your phone into the battery pack for constant power.

Very cool, durable & portable solar panel. I have used it to charge my Android phone with good results. Recently however a buddy recomended charging my battery booster pack and using that to charge the phone to avoid any voltage irregularities that might be a problem to the phone. I also have a small USB powered portable fan that it will power directly. Not a huge amount of air flow but pretty neat to use.

I use this to recharge my smartphone and external battery charger. When the power is out - this keeps my phone, battery and otherUSB compatible devices charged. Love the price.....they only had one at my HF .....definitely purchasing another soon.

Took this little guy out on the kayak and it worked great(iPhone 4)! Just as if I plugged it into an AC outlet. You won't find a cheaper(price) anywhere else for a product like this. Nice job HF! I think I will pick up one more for my wife. Wish they offered an extended warranty for this though.

Good for charging small USB devices such as GPS and battery packs. Takes a little bit for a phone to charge but still works fine in full sun. I use it to charge my Garmin GPS, portable radios and scanner. I only use it for my android phone when I have no other option. Android phones work fine but Apples domination of their products don't allow for the 4s or 5 to be charged with anything other than a proper Apple cord due to the circuit limits in the phone so don't buy it if you want to use it on an Iphone.

I plugged my iphone 5 in and got a charge for about 30 seconds before it popped up the alert "This accessory may not be supported". Womp womp. Not an issue with the solar panel, just semantics with my phone. It charged other USB devices I own like a dream.

Got this to take on a camping trip. It seemed to charge my son's iPhone 4 with no issues, but my iPhone 5 gives a "This accessory may not be supported" error. Not sure if this is an IOS issue or iPhone model issue, but it seems it will NOT charge an iPhone 5. Other devices that I tried worked flawlessly.

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